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chris won friends for the united states in far-flung places. he made those people's hopes his own. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. >> reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate was attacked by armed militants. sean smith, the technology specialist, who leaves two young children behind. tyrone woods, a former navy s.e.a.l., the father of three little boys. and his fellow former s.e.a.l., glen doherty, a beloved son and brother. >> we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. >> reporter: but the message of today was not just of grief. it was resolve. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. >> reporter: indeed, the state department is in crisis mode, sending additional security to embassies around the world. david? >> martha, thank you. and martha, as you know, the reason for all of that concern
chris won friends for the united states in far-flung places. he made those people's hopes his own. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. >> reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate was attacked by armed militants. sean smith, the technology specialist, who leaves two young children behind. tyrone woods, a former navy s.e.a.l., the father of three little boys. and his fellow former s.e.a.l., glen...
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an incredibly amateurish crude and nasty movie made in the united states and released on youtube. innocence of muslims it's called. predicts prophet muhammad as a pedophile and womanizer. among that is this guy. pastor terry jones. remember him? for a few tense days two years ago jones banked in a dangerous international controversy he ignited by declaring he would burn a koran. christians would ask what would jesus do. do you think jesus christ would say pastor go burn that holy book? >> absolutely. >> jesus christ would say that? >> absolutely? >> reporter: back then he was disuaded from doing, and he did it anyway and ten people were killed by a rioting mob in afghanistan. >> no matter what that church does if you retaliate we retaliate. i think we should send a message to them. we heed to send a message to radical islam. >> reporter: now jones is promoting this movie as a way to unsalt muslims. he didn't make it. but who did? several actors were dubed that the script they shot contained no hunt of anti-muslim bigotry. the main character was george. and the lines were dubbed af
an incredibly amateurish crude and nasty movie made in the united states and released on youtube. innocence of muslims it's called. predicts prophet muhammad as a pedophile and womanizer. among that is this guy. pastor terry jones. remember him? for a few tense days two years ago jones banked in a dangerous international controversy he ignited by declaring he would burn a koran. christians would ask what would jesus do. do you think jesus christ would say pastor go burn that holy book? >>...
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states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. nor did he ask for one. >> reporter: president obama spoke to woodward in the oval office. >> by that time i quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know he'd be having a sip of wine and we could have a good conversation and i permanently think he genuinely wanted to get something done, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: woodward calls it the merlot and nicorette meetings and initially the two sides inched toward each other and a place they'd never gone before entitlement cuts plus tax increases, but then a single phone call will sink it all. the president says he simply called with the possibility of getting even more taxes. even now the two men disagree on what they heard each other say. >> i want to be very emphatic here. at no point did i say, john, take it or leave it what i said to him was, you have to tell me how many votes do you plan to put on this thing? >> his position is he was not saying i ha
states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. nor did he ask for one. >> reporter: president obama spoke to woodward in the oval office. >> by that time i quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know he'd be having a sip of wine and we could have a good conversation and i permanently think he genuinely wanted to get something done, so i'm feeling fairly...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort sign
i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over....
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in a message he's likely to echo this week, he said it's up to the united states to repair relations with the arab world. >>> now to nbc's education nation, our ongoing in depth looking at the challenge of americas schools and the possible solutions. the education summit began today. that's where rehema ellis is tonight. >> reporter: according to government figures more than 3 million young people dropped out of high school in 2010. that's why there's a lot of discussion here this year on how to change that. american education is facing a crisis. among 35 countries, students in the u.s. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math. disturbing numbers, setting the stage for nbc's third annual education nation. >> welcome to new york city. >> reporter: this career's summit at the new york public library. the historic midtown building was transformed into a stage where nearly 300 teachers sounded off about the falt of america's schools. brian william moderated this afternoon's speaker town hall and throughout the day, critical issues were discussed with educators of today an
in a message he's likely to echo this week, he said it's up to the united states to repair relations with the arab world. >>> now to nbc's education nation, our ongoing in depth looking at the challenge of americas schools and the possible solutions. the education summit began today. that's where rehema ellis is tonight. >> reporter: according to government figures more than 3 million young people dropped out of high school in 2010. that's why there's a lot of discussion here...
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the idea that the united states or actions by united states citizens are somehow precipitating causes of this turmoil and anti-americanism is fundamentally wrong. this is the essence of what jean kirkpatrick called the blame first school of analysis and the adversaries are going to play off that. when they see a weakness to increase pressure. >> jamie: withdrawing afghanistan increase that feeling in that part of the world, that we somehow abandoned the mission even though we have done so much for that country and others? >> i think it will say we have abandoned the mission. in part it reflects a miss take in what our mission was, not to make afghanistan the switzerland of central asia but to destroy the taliban. we have been in the process of negotiating with them. i think that sends a signal of weakness not just inside afghanistan that we are leaving the afghans are staying and getting used to their new masters, the taliban, but it says to friendly arab regimes that the united states can't be counted on. they will cut deals with iran, with fundamentalists like the muslim brotherhood
the idea that the united states or actions by united states citizens are somehow precipitating causes of this turmoil and anti-americanism is fundamentally wrong. this is the essence of what jean kirkpatrick called the blame first school of analysis and the adversaries are going to play off that. when they see a weakness to increase pressure. >> jamie: withdrawing afghanistan increase that feeling in that part of the world, that we somehow abandoned the mission even though we have done so...
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that the response from the united states was late? >> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the demonstrations were generally small. but in what will have implications for security worldwide, the extremists have found a weak spot to attack a super power they believe is responsible for an offense against islam. and radicals, brian, are still looking for other soft targets. today, they attacked a u.n. outpost here in egypt, and several american chain restaurants in the region. brian? >> interesting to watch this throughout the weekend, richard engel in cairo, thank you, and we're getting a first look at what happened ins
that the response from the united states was late? >> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the...
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. >>> good evening, there were new protests today against the united states. and this time in some countries where we didn't see unrest last week. indonesia, pakistan, and afghanistan where americans, of course, are already under fire and always targeted. this round stems from the film made of muhammad, that went viral and ignited the rumor mill. it is apparent that u.s. interests overseas may be entering a new phase. we again in our kabul bureau tonight with nbc's a reporter. >> reporter: last week they blocked google, hoping to stop the violent demonstrations, but today, hundreds took to the streets following the example of other muslims, in response to the anti-muslim film produced in california. afghan police put out the flames of fury and anger. the demonstrations spread aoss the region, hitting kabul. police responded with stones and tear gas. this man says we will never tolerate any mockery of our prophet. tear gas, along with water canons, were used to control crowds in indonesia, the world's most populated country with muslims. elsewhere, they threw c
. >>> good evening, there were new protests today against the united states. and this time in some countries where we didn't see unrest last week. indonesia, pakistan, and afghanistan where americans, of course, are already under fire and always targeted. this round stems from the film made of muhammad, that went viral and ignited the rumor mill. it is apparent that u.s. interests overseas may be entering a new phase. we again in our kabul bureau tonight with nbc's a reporter. >>...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what you're seeing, ben? >> certainly among the leaders of the muslim brotherhood and in the administration of the egyptian president, there is an attempt to calm down the situation rhetorically. and certainly we've seen in messages conveyed by leaders of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian president, they're trying to send a message of reassurance to washington. but at the same time they're kind of walking a tight rope between washington and the street he
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben...
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here is the united states president, the united states secretary of state, this is the ad they are using our money to run in pakistan to try to appeal to islamist radicals that are protesting against us. >> since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. there is no justification for this type of senseless violence. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content message. america's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. >> sean: are they going to say this next week about catholics when the crucifixion and christians? >> i wish they would have shown, this is administration waging war on the catholic church. i suspect cardinal dolan would be thrilled if president obama would apply the same ground to catholics as he is applying to muslims. to respect jew deyism and protestants but we get attacks that people are christians by a presi
here is the united states president, the united states secretary of state, this is the ad they are using our money to run in pakistan to try to appeal to islamist radicals that are protesting against us. >> since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. there is no justification for this type of senseless violence. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the...
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he could be the president of the united states. this is a real-time crisis-- >>> we are out of time. >> we don't know what will happen and romney has to be very clear. >> eric: sorry, but we have the clock. sally and tony, thank you. >> thanks, eric. >> the anti-american protests continue to erupt around the world. how's the media covering the event? liz trotta with her commentary. >> first of all, forget about that movie -- you know, the underground film that reportedly defiles islam and the prophet. it is so underground, the media spent days trying to locate it. all in their effort to hang blame for the attacks in egypt and libya on anyone or anything, rather than where it belongs on the heads of blood-thirsty terrorists and the obama administration's naive and toothless policies in the middle-east. their supporters in the liberal media reinforce president obama's disturbing reluctance to offend the islamic world. consider the cnn correspondent, referring to the mobs outside the u.s. embass necairo as, quote, hooligans, or secret
he could be the president of the united states. this is a real-time crisis-- >>> we are out of time. >> we don't know what will happen and romney has to be very clear. >> eric: sorry, but we have the clock. sally and tony, thank you. >> thanks, eric. >> the anti-american protests continue to erupt around the world. how's the media covering the event? liz trotta with her commentary. >> first of all, forget about that movie -- you know, the underground film...
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. >> for a sixth day in a row, rage in the muslim world is being directed at the united states. part of it stems from the antiislamic film produced in southern california, and tonight four more americans are dead in afghanistan, victims of those they thought were allies. here's a report from cairo, egypt. reporter: in afghanistan, four u.s. service members were killed in another insider attack. afghan soldiers turning on their american allies. >> asking police shot four members. reporter: elsewhere in the country, outrage after a major air strike kills civilians. they shouted "death to america" and took the bodys into the provincial capital. in afghan police used water cannons to keep protesters away from the consulate. and we're learning more about friday when the camp bastion was attacked by the taliban. they said they were targeting britain's prince harry. accordingly he was quickly taken to safety but jets were destroyed. two u.s. marines were killed. >> meanwhile, the u.s. am ambassador says the attack which killed ambassador christy veins and three other americans was not
. >> for a sixth day in a row, rage in the muslim world is being directed at the united states. part of it stems from the antiislamic film produced in southern california, and tonight four more americans are dead in afghanistan, victims of those they thought were allies. here's a report from cairo, egypt. reporter: in afghanistan, four u.s. service members were killed in another insider attack. afghan soldiers turning on their american allies. >> asking police shot four members....
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the united states is not in any threat. they're not going to do a normandy invasion on us, al qaeda in virginia. >> you're being quite naive, aren't you? >> i'm not being naive, sir. >> i think you are being naive. >> no. >> i think it's clear one of the main reasons america went into afghanistan was to try and get al qaeda dismantled, the organization which committed the 9/11 attack. >> really? >> you don't think so? >> how come al qaeda put the heroin business out? they took all the poppy growers and stopped the production of heroin. wait. now how much of that illegal heroin was propping up the international banks with laundered money. and when it dried up the first recession happened. well, now that we're back in there, we aligned with the poppy growers and the heroin business is back up full swing again. i thought we fight a war on drugs here. >> all right, jesse -- >> seems we're not. >> what would you have done on september 12th, 2001. what would you have done if you'd been president? >> what would i have done? i woul
the united states is not in any threat. they're not going to do a normandy invasion on us, al qaeda in virginia. >> you're being quite naive, aren't you? >> i'm not being naive, sir. >> i think you are being naive. >> no. >> i think it's clear one of the main reasons america went into afghanistan was to try and get al qaeda dismantled, the organization which committed the 9/11 attack. >> really? >> you don't think so? >> how come al qaeda put the...
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leadership but the united states and the people of the united states. i think that should be a takeaway. >> martha, i do want to look forward and right now, we have in the gulf, the largest naval exercise ever in the history of the middle east, what is the message that the united states military is trying to send here? directly aimed at iran? >> i think it's a pretty obvious message. i don't think anyone would actually tell you that on camera, jake. the message to iran is don't even try to shut down the strait of hormuz. they're building up all sort of missile-defense-type things. >> christiane the united nations general assembly meets this week. lot of tension between israel and iran. and also between israel and the obamaed obama edadministration. >> i think what's really interesting and i have talked to a lot of people about this, the israeli defense minister is starting to walk back on talks about a attack. i'm being told that possibly, sort of receding possibility at least any time. now, the israeli people don't want to see their country unilaterall
leadership but the united states and the people of the united states. i think that should be a takeaway. >> martha, i do want to look forward and right now, we have in the gulf, the largest naval exercise ever in the history of the middle east, what is the message that the united states military is trying to send here? directly aimed at iran? >> i think it's a pretty obvious message. i don't think anyone would actually tell you that on camera, jake. the message to iran is don't even...
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states troops to afghanistan. >> reporter: at that time, he announced the schedule for their withdrawal. a goal that has been met. 33,000, u.s. troops took part in the surge, 10,000 were out by july of last year and the remaining 23,000 are now gone. in his statement, the defense secretary had a sobering reminder, saying it is important to underscore even as our surge troops return home there are roughly 68,000 americans who remain in a tough fight in afghanistan along side their nato and afghan partners, we are a nation at war. the human toll of the surge was tremendous. of the almost 2,000 u.s. casualties in afghanistan, 57% happened during the surge. now, those who remain face the die-hard insurgents and growing threat of insider attacks. the deadline to bring the final troops home is still 2014. >>> back here good news for anyone who relies on san francisco's great highway for their commute. the project that closed southbound lanes from lincoln to skyline boulevard will be completed monday. four days ahead of schedule. dump instructions and bulldozers have been taking sand from the
states troops to afghanistan. >> reporter: at that time, he announced the schedule for their withdrawal. a goal that has been met. 33,000, u.s. troops took part in the surge, 10,000 were out by july of last year and the remaining 23,000 are now gone. in his statement, the defense secretary had a sobering reminder, saying it is important to underscore even as our surge troops return home there are roughly 68,000 americans who remain in a tough fight in afghanistan along side their nato and...
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states and does not meet the president of the united states. the message would be a very negative one, not only to isexrail its friends, to you about america's allies and enemies. and i think that by making the rift between the u.s. and israel so public, a space is created through which our enemies and the u.s.' enemies are entering and manipulating. i think this would create a very awkward and dangerous situation. i do hope that common sense will prevail and the two will meet. >> we will leave it there with the former israeli ambassador to the u.n. we thank you very much, sir, for joining us today. >> jamie: we have lots of new numbers out this past week. they're painting not such a pretty picture of the economy. the big disappointment could be consumer spending. brenda buttner, anchor of bulls & bears, great it see you. >> great to see you. >> jamie: are we spending? >> well, we're. but the headlines are deceiving. we expect the consumer spending out. you have been watching your wallets. but consumers expected to be up half a percent. but mos
states and does not meet the president of the united states. the message would be a very negative one, not only to isexrail its friends, to you about america's allies and enemies. and i think that by making the rift between the u.s. and israel so public, a space is created through which our enemies and the u.s.' enemies are entering and manipulating. i think this would create a very awkward and dangerous situation. i do hope that common sense will prevail and the two will meet. >> we will...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that smile on her face, and we have a camera, our own special camera, watching behind the podium. look what happened. she's going off stage, and there waiting for her is her astronaut husband. there he is, mark kelly, former commander and astronaut. what a hug that was. you know, i had a chance to meet with them earlier today because i spent time with her earlier. i think everyone could see, how hard she's been working, how much stronger she is. >> there was so much determination in her face and so much joy when she finished. giving a lot of joy to this crowd, firing them up right now, much like michele obama did two nights ago, president clinton last night, as character witnesses for barack obama, bringing them inside the white house. bailing out the auto companies and here's account he summed that up. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm here to tell you, but i think you already know, th
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that smile on her face, and we have a camera, our own special camera, watching behind the podium. look what happened. she's going off stage, and there waiting for her is her astronaut husband. there he is, mark kelly, former commander and astronaut. what a hug that was. you know,...
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she went from one particular region of the united states to another, which is region two. and for the last five months, she was in region two of the united states, which puts her in the northeast area. now, we also -- this is something we didn't discuss when i was here before. her tooth -- one of her teeth was sent to another lab for isotope testing and that tapes provide us with some more informative information about her earlier years. and that along with the hair samples, we determined that there's a potential she could have come from the midwest area, meaning, quite honestly, arizona is what we're doing now. >> it's fascinating when you talk about a hair sample. how does it work? you're just testing the dna from that hair sample that's able the pinpoint where she has been and where she might have been from? >> well, it's not dna. it's elements, oxygen and a few other elements that are in the hair which are in the water and the soil in particular geographical areas of the united states. so basically consuming the water, consuming food from those areas, deposit these ele
she went from one particular region of the united states to another, which is region two. and for the last five months, she was in region two of the united states, which puts her in the northeast area. now, we also -- this is something we didn't discuss when i was here before. her tooth -- one of her teeth was sent to another lab for isotope testing and that tapes provide us with some more informative information about her earlier years. and that along with the hair samples, we determined that...
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united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came into the united states in 2005. in 2010 it was 11.6. 2011, 11.5. so still a high number, many would say that's way too high, but a relatively flat line, if you will, on the illegal immigration problem and again, if you go to some border states, they would call it a crisis. >> attitudes towards immigrants are changing as well, right? >> they are changing a bit. let's take a look at the numbers. let me turn off the telestrator and get this out of the way. we'll move to a battleground state. we will pull this num
united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came...
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that the united states hasn't his real's back. there are deep and profound consequences when that happens. >> what an insult to cancel him for letter man and >> there were four americans killed over the weekend. 15 of the deaths in afghanistan this year, attributable to our so-called afghan partner, turk their guns on american
that the united states hasn't his real's back. there are deep and profound consequences when that happens. >> what an insult to cancel him for letter man and >> there were four americans killed over the weekend. 15 of the deaths in afghanistan this year, attributable to our so-called afghan partner, turk their guns on american
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. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a crucial visit. he met with the future chinese president and on the agenda, the american military build up in asia, which china sees as a direct threat. and in fact, the relationship between the u.s. and its allies has become one of the bigs issues of 2012. a big sign the president could be losing ground when it comes to foreign policy. we wanted to talk about this poll and stood out to me. take a look at this poll. it shows the president's approval rating on the issue of foreign policy has fallen 12 points among independents. "outfront" tonight, stephanie cutter. appreciate y
. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a...
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. >> this week we learned mitt romney only wants to be president of half of the united states. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. >> we're all smarter than that, aren't we? you know it's not so simple. taxes, entitlement, debt, all three of these things must work together and keeping the status quo on all three of these things is impossible. the parties blame each other, and this is about the only thing they are 100% right on because they both took us here, and this is not an issue that gets settled in less than 50 days. 12.5 million people are still out of work. economic growth alone won't save us. it's forecast to only slowly increase over the next few years. will cain is a cnn contributor and ban barber is a graduate scholar in the city of new york. romney's comments caught on hidden camera divided the country into two groups, makers and takers. i refuse to believe the campaign is between winner take owl and karl marx. >> where we try to place these candidates on the spectrum. here's the sin that mitt romney committed dividing americans into 47 versus 53. economi
. >> this week we learned mitt romney only wants to be president of half of the united states. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. >> we're all smarter than that, aren't we? you know it's not so simple. taxes, entitlement, debt, all three of these things must work together and keeping the status quo on all three of these things is impossible. the parties blame each other, and this is about the only thing they are 100% right on because they both took us...
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as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. >> he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. >> to divide our great country. >> and divide the american people. >> i will not divide this nation. >> we don't want to divide america. we want to unite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended what he said on the leaked tape. >> i recognize that those people who are not paying income tax are going to say gosh, this provision that mitt keeps talking about lowering income taxes, that's not going to be real attractive to them and those that are dependent upon government and those that think government's job is to redistribute, i'm not going to get them. i know there's a divide in the country about that view. i know some believe that government should take from some to give to the others. i think the president makes it clear in the tape that was released today that that's what he believes. i think that's an entirely foreign
as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. >> he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. >> to divide our great country. >> and divide the american people. >> i will not divide this nation. >> we don't want to divide america. we want to unite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended...
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we don't do that in the united states. it's not the role of government. and frankly, anyone in an embassy -- and you can see how poorly it worked out, by the way. it didn't make anyone safer when that statement was issued. >> let me ask you something about this, lawrence. i think one of the things that's somewhat confusing to me when i hear some of these arguments is that i don't -- the obama administration continued for -- brought us out of the war in iraq, but did the surges in afghanistan, although it's beginning to draw that war down. they significantly stepped up drone attacks in pakistan and in afghanistan. they did end up killing not just a large slew of al qaeda number twos, but also in the end, osama bin laden. it feels strange to say, or it feels -- it's hard for me to see this as sort of an apologetic approach to the war on terror. >> what a lot of people are referring to is the cairo speech that president obama launched his reset with the islamic world with. that speech was a disaster, and it was wrong. and what you're saying, gaving president
we don't do that in the united states. it's not the role of government. and frankly, anyone in an embassy -- and you can see how poorly it worked out, by the way. it didn't make anyone safer when that statement was issued. >> let me ask you something about this, lawrence. i think one of the things that's somewhat confusing to me when i hear some of these arguments is that i don't -- the obama administration continued for -- brought us out of the war in iraq, but did the surges in...
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states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. ah. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. he -- nor did he ask for one. >> by that time i had quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know, he'd had a sip of wine, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: as days go by, a blizzard of paper between the two, numbers, counternumbers, and then it looks close, a combination of tax cuts and government programs and tax increases. a magic formula. so what happens? well, 12 days before the deadline, the president makes a phone call to boehner asking for still more revenue, $400 billion. was it a question, or was it a demand? it blows the deal sky high, and in the end, it comes down to he said/he said. >> i want to be very emphatic here. at no point did i say, john, take it or leave it. >> his position is he was not saying, i have to have it, he was saying, i want you to consider it. >> oh, no, no, no, no. hold on. no, no, no, no, no. i need $400 billion more revenue. i need
states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. ah. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. he -- nor did he ask for one. >> by that time i had quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know, he'd had a sip of wine, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: as days go by, a blizzard of paper between the two, numbers, counternumbers, and then it looks close, a combination of tax cuts and government...
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is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united states really needs to reconsider the amount of money we're pumping into that country. >> so, you think if it becomes more transactional, this discussion, aid is about $3 billion a year to egypt, that should be on the table. >> of course it should on the table. any of the aid money, whether it's military or non military, needs to be based upon certain milestones and accomplishments we're able to make within the bilateral relationship. >> hogan diddley served for rick santorum's presidential campaign. doug wilson was the former assistant secreta
is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united...
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. >> i made clear the united states has a profound respect for things of all faith. we with stand freedom and de jekt the degrading of any image islam. there is there is no excuse for attacks on our embassies and consulates. so long as i am commander-in-chief the united states will never tolerate efforts to harm our fellow americans. >> president obama repeated his condolences for the families of four americans killed in the libya attack including ambassador christopher stevens. he was raised in piedmont and graduated from uc berkeley in 1982 and college in 1989. >>> they released a new video appealing for calm in the arab world. in the video the national executive director tells viewers ordinary americans and the u.s. government should not be blamed for the religious hatred expressed in the fill. the law says the controversy distracts from more important issues like the struggle from freedom in syria. britain says it has no plans to enter deployment in afghanistan despite the taliban attack on the place where he is stationed. they carried out the attack in helminen
. >> i made clear the united states has a profound respect for things of all faith. we with stand freedom and de jekt the degrading of any image islam. there is there is no excuse for attacks on our embassies and consulates. so long as i am commander-in-chief the united states will never tolerate efforts to harm our fellow americans. >> president obama repeated his condolences for the families of four americans killed in the libya attack including ambassador christopher stevens. he...
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that the united states hasn't his real's back. there are deep and profound consequences when that happens. >> what an insult to cancel him for letter man and beyoncÉ but he meets with the muslim brotherhood whose highest honor is to die in the name of alla? >> the president will be in this city tomorrow night having a fundraiser from beyoncÉ and jay-z. tomorrow night. look what is happening on the screen across the world right now. that's his priorities, vegas fundraisers and new york fundraisers? this is sick. >> we have dead navy seals, dead ambassador. >> there were four americans killed over the weekend. now it's fully 15% of the deaths in afghanistan this year attributable to our so-called afghan partners who are turning their guns on american soldiers. israel is
that the united states hasn't his real's back. there are deep and profound consequences when that happens. >> what an insult to cancel him for letter man and beyoncÉ but he meets with the muslim brotherhood whose highest honor is to die in the name of alla? >> the president will be in this city tomorrow night having a fundraiser from beyoncÉ and jay-z. tomorrow night. look what is happening on the screen across the world right now. that's his priorities, vegas fundraisers and new...
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when the president of the united states he changed it. let me tell you, romney, he found about changes that he didn't agree with and didn't make those changes. if you want to talk about omissions, romney failed to mention the war in afghanistan. these are the small issues. >> romney was asked why the war in afghanistan wasn't there. >> the president is a man of faith who believes in god. mitt romney definitely cares about the troops in the field. they're both intelligent men. one believes in abortion under no circumstances, rape or incest. the other one, a woman has a right to choose. >> you took out language from previous platforms that said it should be safe, legal and rare. i think this democratic convention was really over the top in terms of abortion. every single speaker spoke about abortion. and you know, at some point, you start to alienate people. 30% of democrats are pro-life. >> hold on. we had leaders of the catholic church, in our convention, i was one of the speakers, i didn't mention abortion. i don't think we should be att
when the president of the united states he changed it. let me tell you, romney, he found about changes that he didn't agree with and didn't make those changes. if you want to talk about omissions, romney failed to mention the war in afghanistan. these are the small issues. >> romney was asked why the war in afghanistan wasn't there. >> the president is a man of faith who believes in god. mitt romney definitely cares about the troops in the field. they're both intelligent men. one...